Reading Assignment 4410

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School Journal Part 2, Number 1, 1997
Visiting the Endeavour - Marshall and Johanna Woods

1) What is so special about the ship Endeavour 2? Give a full answer! [2 mks]

2) Explain the last sentence on page 3. [2 mks] [Help?]

3) Pretend you are a sailor on Captain Cook's ship. Write a letter to your family telling
them what your living conditions are like. [3 mks] [Help?]

4) Why did Captain Cook make his sailors eat lots of vegetables? [ 1 mk]

5) Explain the reason for the ship's bell. [1 mk]

6) Name another fact you learnt from this article. [1 mk]

7) Would you like to have been a sailor on Captain Cook's ship? Give reasons. [3 mks] [Help?]

I Saw It First - Christine Rule

8) In four or five steps, give a plot summary of this play. [3 mks]

9) Perform this play with others. Make sure everyone has a speaking part! [3 mks]

Spring Things - Diana Noonan

10) Follow the instructions to make something. [3 mks]
SUB-TOTAL: 22 marks

Research
11) Give a brief presentation of ONE of these creatures:
tapir, aardvark, pangolin, barbirusas, coypu, chamois, pika, yak, lammergeier, marten
[5 mks] [Help?]
12) Use our school library to find out the titles by this author: ________________________ [2 mks]
13) Use the current phone book to find the phone number of: ________________________ [2 mks]
14) On a map of the world, show these countries:
Spain, Papua New Guinea, Argentina, South Korea [2 mks]

15) Draw the national flag of Finland. [1 mk]
SUB-TOTAL: 12 marks

Free Choice
16) Give a 1 - 2 minute presentation about a book or story you have been reading. Your teacher will explain
exactly what you need to do to get full marks. [5 mks]

17) Write a book review and email it to your teacher. [5 mks]

SUB-TOTAL: 10 marks

TOTAL: 44 marks